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== Elements of Classical Magic ==
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== [[Elements of Classical Magic]] ==
 
* -- Alchemy (Chrysopoeia = Ouroboros [gesture] / ''εν το παν'' (en to pan) or in English "one is the all"  [spoken])
 
* -- Alchemy (Chrysopoeia = Ouroboros [gesture] / ''εν το παν'' (en to pan) or in English "one is the all"  [spoken])
 
* -- Amulets (protective)
 
* -- Amulets (protective)

Revision as of 17:41, 10 December 2020

Ostanes Character Sheet

Major Items




Minor Items

  • Body Armor (2 dice)
  • Ceremonial Knife
  • Dirty Tricks (anise, black pepper, marbles)
  • Physician's Bag
  • Ritual Components (human knuckle bones, sand, gemstones, chalk, etc)
  • Money
  • Walking Stick
  • The Medallion of the False Face
  • Pocket Watch
  • Tremere Clan ring



Destroyed Items

2043 Sacrificial Dagger
Monopoly Tokens of Tass




Brass (finely powdered)

Brass Powder for Printing Ink.jpg




Brass-knuckles

Brass Knuckles.jpg




Blood Flask

Blood Flask.jpg




Silver Headed Walking Stick

Sterling Silver Demon-headed walking stick.jpg




Portable Temporal Disruption Device

Portable Temporal Disruption Device.jpg




Elements of Classical Magic

  • -- Alchemy (Chrysopoeia = Ouroboros [gesture] / εν το παν (en to pan) or in English "one is the all" [spoken])
  • -- Amulets (protective)
  • -- Apotropaion -- Greek: To avert evil
  • -- Astrology
  • -- Carmen (verse)
  • -- Curse tablets (Latin: tabella defixionis / Greek: katadesmos)
  • -- Divine figurines (Hermes)
  • -- Ephesia Grammata
  • -- Evil Eye
  • -- Gemstones: Their uses in magick
  • -- Goetia (Interestingly, goetia is similar in its ambiguity to charm: it means both magic and power to sexually attract.)
  • -- Herbs & Their Magical Properties
  • -- Phylactery
  • -- Poetry / Songs (Orpheus)
  • -- Sator Square (Palindrome)
  • -- Talisman (focus for spell effects)
  • -- Teletai (mystical formulas / celebration of mysteries)
  • -- Theurgy (According to the Greek philosopher Plotinus (205–270 CE) theurgy attempts to bring all things in the universe into sympathy, and man into connection with all things via the forces that flow through them.)
  • -- Voces magicae
  • -- Wands

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_in_the_Graeco-Roman_world